Ikea has come up with a plan to help some of the world's most polluted cities breathe easier. The global furniture giant will start making products out of agricultural waste in India, meaning farmers no longer have to burn it. The initiative, called "Better Air Now," will provide Indian farmers with a use for unwanted rice straw, which is often burned. Smoke from the fires is one of the major contributors to northern India's pollution crisis.

Do you raise your eyebrows the moment your partner pulls out his/her smartphone amidst an ongoing conversation, or feel irritated because you feel your partner prioritises his smartphone over you? Well, your partner’s behaviour might be silently damaging your relationship and now, there is a study to prove it.

Thieves who stole a gold, diamond-studded lunchbox that belonged to a former royal family were using it to eat their meals, Indian police say.
The lunchbox, stolen last week, was recovered along with a ruby and gold teacup, saucer and teaspoon.
Two men from the southern city of Hyderabad have been arrested.

Triple talaq victim and the woman who took the fight against halala to the Supreme Court, Shabnam Rani has been attacked with acid in UP's Bulandshahr. It is being alleged that the Shabnam's brother-in-law and his friend were the ones who attacked her with acid.

More than 30 Indian passengers, some bleeding from their noses and ears, have received treatment after pilots "forgot" to turn on a switch regulating cabin pressure, officials said. Jet Airways flight 9W 697 from Mumbai to Jaipur turned back shortly after take off. Videos tweeted by passengers aboard the plane showed oxygen masks deployed inside the aircraft. The Boeing 737, which was carrying 166 passengers, landed safely.

Doctors and economists welcome the move to reform the country’s neglected public healthcare system. But concerns remain over awareness and funding – and whether the scheme has been rushed out as an election crowd-pleaser.

India's top court struck down a 158-year-old law that held adultery as a criminal offence punishable by up to five years in prison, calling it unconstitutional and saying that "husband is not the master of woman."

India and Russia are likely to sign about 20 pacts in areas ranging from defence, nuclear energy, space and economy during Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to India from Thursday. Putin is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.

Twenty-four people were arrested for allegedly duping customers of Microsoft by impersonating as the company's tech support experts, police said Friday. Based on a complaint filed by a representative of Microsoft India, Nripendra Kashyap, a case was registered in the Cyber Crime Cell, they said. In his complaint, Mr Kashyap alleged that numerous illegal Delhi-based call centres...

India and Russia today signed a pact to build six more nuclear reactors at a new site in India following summit talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The two leaders also agreed to cooperate on India's plan for a manned space mission. Russian state-owned reactor manufacturer Rosatom said in a statement that the two countries want to build six Russian-design nuclear reactors on a new site in India, boost nuclear cooperation in third countries and new nuclear technologies and are considering building nuclear plants together.

India agreed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 surface to air missile systems on Friday, the two sides said, as New Delhi disregarded U.S. warnings that such a purchase could trigger sanctions under U.S. law. Although there was no public signing, the deal was sealed during President Vladimir Putin's ongoing visit to New Delhi for an annual summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Grief-stricken after his daughter’s death, the chief of Piplantri village declared that every newborn girl would have a tree planted in her honour. In the process, he sowed the seeds of cultural, environmental and political revolution. Shyam Sunder Paliwal knows his way through the trees. Pushing through low branches, he reaches a shady copse where a profusion of different varieties grow. Every evening, he comes here on his motorbike to see one tree in particular...

The caste system in India has been a bane of the society ever since its inception. And while the world may be moving on a modern path, there still are horrific episodes reported of clashes between upper and lower castes. In the Khetalpur Bhansoli village of Uttar Pradesh, with a population of as much as 3,500,about 30% of them are Dalits. There have admitted to frequent fights with upper castes in the village. In one such incident, a pregnant woman was killed in this village for 'defiling' a bucket of a woman from the upper caste, reported the Indian Express.

An Air India pilot flew a Boeing 737 through a brick wall Friday. Incredibly, that marked the beginning of its journey and not the end. The jet not only clobbered the top of a five-foot perimeter wall but also destroyed a small landing guide tower as it climbed out of Tiruchirappalli International Airport in Tamil Nadu, India, shortly after midnight, the Times of India reported.

Ashish Kulkarni, 36, still remembers. In 2006, newly-married and in his first job, he bought his first car — a Hyundai Santro. It was a step-up. “We both love driving. We were excited,” he says, referring to his wife Swathi. The Santro made their daily commute comfortable in Bengaluru. In 2018, some things have changed and some remain the same. He is older and richer, father of two children and remains passionate about driving.

Every 12 years, the Naga Sadhus—or sky clad—Hindu monks celebrate the Kumbh Mela festival, at the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers. The pilgrimage, in which the monks bathe in holy waters to wash away their sins, is held once every three years in one of four rotating locations. Makar Sankranti, observed on Jan. 14 this year, is an annual harvest festival marking the start of spring and recognized throughout India.

Foreign tourist inflows into India have registered a 25-percent drop in the last three months of the year in the wake of rape incidents reported in the country, according to a survey by the Assocham Social Development Foundation (ASDF).